Planetary hours
in Bobruysk.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Wednesday, 21 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:03
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 09:01
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:03 – 09:45
- 2☽︎ Moon09:45 – 10:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 11:50
- 5♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:32
- 6☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:14
- 7♀︎ Venus13:14 – 13:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 14:38
- 9☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 16:44
- 12♂︎ Mars16:44 – 17:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:26 – 18:44
- 2♀︎ Venus18:44 – 20:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:02 – 21:20
- 4☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 01:14
- 7♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:32
- 8☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:50
- 9♀︎ Venus03:50 – 05:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:25
- 11☽︎ Moon06:25 – 07:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 09:01
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bobruysk?
On Wednesday, 21 January 2026, the Sun rises at 09:03 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 8h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:01, lasts 15h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:03 to 09:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.